1910.
BRIBE STORY TOLD
PLEA OF POVERTY
TRATnO EXPERT DECLARES RAILROADS NEED MONET TO
MEET GROWING- DEMANDS.
What Economy Is:
BY CHOCTAW CHIEF
ECONOMY is buying what will do you
. the most good at the least price. We
Tribal Governor Says Fourth
Interest in Contracts Was
Offered to Him.
Growing Demands Require
Greater Expenditures, Will
Be Contention.
N rr- a t 1 4- t
oner you me very ucai m mci
chandisein standard makes
AT GREATLY REDUCED
TAFT OPPOSES BIG FEES
PRICES. ,
REVENUE SHOWING OFFSET
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND. AUGUST
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MADEBYRAILRQADS
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Net Returns Mud at Expense of
Needed Construction and Better
ment Traffic Experts In
Conference In Chicago.
CHICAUO. Auk. . (Special.) The rail
road ln?nd to stand squarely upon tha
proposal that they need more mon'y to
kfp rr " the growing demand for
transportation, and If they cannot ahow
tr.la to the satisfaction of the Commis
si.!, then the day of Government owner
ship of railroads will hare been greatly
hastened.
"Oils statement waa made today by
J. to. S'.ubhs. traffic director of all the
H nrlman lines and regarded as tha fnre
mt trartte expert of the country. Mr.
Siabns" drclaratton was made at tha con-
r hrta n tha
nipion u m i ' ' . - - - ----
U-siil counsel of the Western railroads
an their trafllc representatives which
nearly a wmi - o -
-. nr t u-u.tnf tha
W.4S rsuru wiiu . . . .. -
tlnani lul situation anil f.jrmln plans for
presenting r-fnre the Interstate Com
merce Commission In the clearest manner
thj neM of the rallroatls.
. . . i . .. . .., ih Iraffli ofn-
elaJs agreed that the urgent need of the
ra 9 roads ror increasen iirnun can
. T . i ..,... unit
r I .-ft r I y amonsiranti nj inur.. ..... j
t;aienients or conaiuons mm r l
are) hecomlnc acute in the railroad world
Arrangement were therefore made to
hate statistics carefully prepared and
arasnired In a systematic manner so tliat
;rn they are presented to me vomu"
sl.m that body will be able to aea readily
what they tend to prove.
Trie question nas arisen ..nvui-.
i . in not revenues of all the
railroads for the year ended June JP.
isle, and wnirn is wuni lrr-
. nAAnA.M hi m.b It difficult
ipvi - " ' '
tnt the railroads to prove a case of
poverty." Regarding thl phase the
lawyers and traffic men asrreed that such
a ahowlns; woum oe no oar io n
l . .1 i muk. hefora the
W S : ' liiej ursuc w - -
Cotnmisslon. It will be pointed out that
the Increase in net revenues win
i- . . v. .. Af nneration and
jnane it . . . v
construction, as- well as general better-
wwit
As the railroads spent what they
lulf have spent this year tor better
nijntj and new equipment they would
have faced a deficit.. It Is assenea. n
will ke further asserted that the Items
of Expense with which the railroads are
cnfrqnt.!. such as Increased waxea. and
whirlt will take effect from now on to
tha end of the year, will more than offset
the tri.-rvad net earninejs.
;
ALASKA COALFIELDS VAST
t.tlilosical Survey "lnds Deposits of
I t.rcat Value.
WashivoTiiN. Aug. . Accessible
coal of the beet Alaskan fields, even
at a half cent. a ton In the ground, la
worth more than most of the coal lands
In the Kastern states, notwithstanding
their nearness to lines of transporta
tion and to market. This statement Is
contained In a hulU-ttn Issued by the
theological tiurvey today under the di
rection of eorite trtis Smith.
Imrlng the Halllnger-I'lnchot Investi
gation. A. H. Hrooka, of the Geological
Survey. ' testified that the accessible
col Jn fhe llerlng Klver and Mata-mu-ka
districts waa worth half a cent
a ton in the ground. This small figure
created th impression Id the mlnda of
manv; persons . that Alaska coal landa
wer.pl small, value. Tha bulletin Just
Issue.! says that priced at the rate
named bv Mr. Hrooka. the best Alaska
coal lunds are worth from 15 to $5oe
atr acre, values far above the average
price of bituminous coal lands.
Tha statement says the most serious
handicap aainst their opening has
been the laws. Though laws intended
to -ens tie the individual to obtain title
have been on the statute books tar
the last decade not an acre of land -has
goeie to patent.
JAPS BEHIND. SAYS BARON
MiuUtrr h II In Countrymen Can
Nc.rr Outstrip Amrrk ans
,
KV TORK. Auir. Baron Oura.
M j tntr f Agriculture and Commerra,
vr . i ntx-nlinK a fw days hra on
hii war ho ma from the Anglo-Japan-a
eirilhit.on la Lon1on. paid a vtslt
ioV1I atrret yertterdar and came back
.allied.
t.Ntvfr have I aeen any tannic like
it. 'I tie ald. Va Japaneaa have always
ihaughi ourtfivr-s nimble with our ftn
ns and our w Its, but we art atlll
i a tdtnjr In ox carts, while you Amert-
aas are rtdintr In aeroplanes. Tour
w- vf dulns; huineea la like a race
tntwhiCh ll pass tha aroal at tha same
4rtnd. What becomes of the laitsjards?
IK they crairl Into the bushea and die?
"There in no need for the Americans
to v ha tealoua vf the Japanesa com-iittr'-tally.
The Japanese merchant can
nripr catch up with the Americana.
In I matters of finance It etms to me
it: 1 1 you have nothins; to .'fear from
int narlon In the world.
TJapatnese feellns toward America
s almost affectionate. War will never
-oaie unless America starts It.
PYTHIANS BREAK CAMP
IT
tcs tar CompetilUe Drills Award
ed to Teams.
LIVAIKKK. Aug. . Todsy wlt-
t-aea) ti"e c?ren:or.y of breaking Camp
lery Parlstt Hroan. Knights of -ytnias
:TF.ni ciu'iimrtment. The chief Interest
eiaere.1 in the awarding of ptixea for
hT comi etltlve drills.
thn panl. s from Indiana won all prliea
n I ::.. A. Terre liaute. No. S. taking
rri: Vteo. No. , se-ocd. and New AI
uiity. No. i. third. Waehirgton. No. 1,
.it first r-rixe in clas R and Jaaon
Na. 111. Indiana, llrst In class; C.
l)os J 'n tall) Bltea Woman.
BCTUKI If-. Aug. Lying pros
rate In t?i street, with a huge mastiff
isntlina over her. tesrlng at her flesh
ke a wild beast. Mrs. Koale Purvis,
f this city, wss rescued from death
y a score of men. who beat tha dog
nt helplessness. The woman Is In a
capital, rrohably fatally Injured. Mrs.
'urvla had tried to rescue her two
Midren from the dog's attacks when
he brute turned up-
i. texr
J. C. STIBBS HARRIM.4N TRAFFIC DIRECTOR.
FIRE PROVES FATAL
Explosion of Sawdust in Match
Factory Is Disastrous.
TWO INJURED WILL DIE
Diamond Match Company lias Blaae
Follow!; Spontaneous Combus
tion Building Blown In All
Plrertlons Ixss $50,000.
CHICO. Cal.. Aug. . tSpecial.) An
explosion of sawdust at the plant of the
Diamond Match Company at Barber
this afternoon wrecked the power
house, and started a fire that for a
while threatened the destruction of the
entire plant and yards, valued at sev
eral million dollars.
Those fatally Injured are: Manuel
Gomes and M. W. Jones, lumber pliers,
who were resting In the power-house.
Others seriously injured are: David
Reed, fireman: George Craft, mlllhaod.
and T. Petrlce. lumber pller.
The explosion occurred In that por
tion of the building where sawdust
from the box factories and mills Is
collected through chutes. It la an
airtight compartment and Its sup
pressed dust became overheated. Three
walls and the roof of the brick power
bouse were blown down.
The accident prevented use of tha
water pressure to fight the fire that
followed the explosion and the mains
had to be connected' with those of the
Chlro city system. The flames were
confined to the debris of the building
blown down. The company's fire bri
gade did remarkably good work.
The damage to the plant will amount
to I&O.0V0. although first estimates
placed It higher. Coast Manager K. M.
Clough. of the Diamond Match Com.
pany, had Just started for Los .Angeles
for a vacation, but waa atopped at
Maryavtlte. He refused to place an
estimate on the loss. The plant will
resume with electric 'power within a
few days. A complete electric ppwer
system has been in the course of in
stallation for some time.
PORTLAND RANKS FIFTH
PVBI.IC IMPROVE.MEXTKIGlItES
ARE MADE PIBLIC.
Crnsns Hurra a Makes Report of
Expenditures for 1008 One
Third Total Paid by New York.
WASHINGTON". Aug. . Portland,
Or., among cities of the same slse.
ranks fifth In amount of expenditure
for public improvements, according to
the Census Bureau's annual report, now
in press.
Payments on account of out
lays for new properties, or new
work. by the lit largest cities
In the I "n I ted- -Stales, each having an
estimated population of 10.000 or more
In ISM. amounted in. the aggregate to
J7:i.oo.ts5 for los. compared with
1:44. 117. 9S for 107.
Nearly one-third of tha total, or
SS3.417.149. was paid by New York City;
Chicago spent tl8.0J.9S; and Philadel
phia. J14.47J.1S4. C.ties of less than
100.000 Inhabitants with the largest
payments for outlays were: Los An
geles. JS.jr.9.800: . Seattle. J.4S.7:
Portland. Me, S4.53t.993: Denver. JJ.
TSO.SlI; and Portland. Or- J3.044.727.
The total net Indebtedness of the 168
cities at the close of 1901 waa J1.71S.
000.00. and Of Ihls amount JSM.000.00A.
or at.s per cent. Is credited to New
Tork City alone. That city had more
than seven times tke Indebtedness of
any other city, and more than one-half
of the total of t:.e 29 largest cities of
the country. The per capita net debt
of New York City was JIS7.74. and the
only other cities having a per capita
net Indebtedness of over JlOO were
Cincinnati. Ji;S-1: Bosto-i. J119.4J;
Galvefttun. J11J.07; Portland. Me.,
JI07.41; Newton. Mass, J10S.1J; Pueblo,
Colo.. Jli)4.l: and Pawtucket, R. I,
J10J.7. Of the cities of over 100.000
estimated population, the city havina
the smallest per capita, net debt was
Detroit. J3.02. Of the clt es having
a 'population of from 100.000 to 100.000.
those with the smallest per capita net
debt were Indianapolis. J17.43. and
Scranton. 119.82. Of the cities having
from 30.000 to 100.000 population, those
having the smallest per capita net debt
were Joplln, 18.89; Erie, J10.S8; Johns
town. $1410: Newcastle. J12.45; Terre
Haute, JI2.R0; Davenport, J14.lt; and
Peoria, 14.69.
The Increase In the net debt for the fis
cal year 1908 was J18S.877.854, as com
pared with a similar increase for 1907 of
J120.930.631. more than three-fourths of
which increaae is credited to the 1 larg
est citleet and nearly one-half of wbicb
Is credited to New York City.
The only cities of less than 300.000 popu
lation Increasing their net debt by more
than $2,000,000 were Los Angeles, J6.S5,2S4.
and Portland, Me., $4,210,922. In the latter
city most of this debt was Incurred by
the water district.
During the year 35 cities reduced their
net indebtedness, compared with 42 cities
for 1907. -
The only cities of over 100.000 popula
tion reducing their net debt in 1908 -were;
Washington, D. v C; Kansas City. Mo.;
Peterson. N. J., and Cambridge, Mass.
The report states that in any discus
sion of indebtedneea It should be remem
bered that the vslue of public improve
ments, and especially the amounts ex
pended on public-service enterprises,
should be taken into consideration. Many
cities own their waterworks, some their
lighting plants, and a considerable pro
portion of the Indebtedness of such cities
may have been incurred In1 the purchase
or construction of such plants. Thus in
New York City 36.9 per cent of the total
debt, a much larger percentage than that
for most cities, has been issued for the
acquisition and extension of such public
service enterprises as the water-supply
system, toll bridges, etc.. which enter
prises are self-supporting.
MSSIAllLiSWEPI
SCOURGE CAVSES 69414 DEATHS
IX SINGLE WEEK.
Laborers In Panic Flee Mines and
Railroads and Trannport of
Crops Is at Standstill.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. . Slussla's
scourge, the cholera, contlnuea to
spread with alarming rapidity, partic
ularly In the mining districts and in
St. Petersburg, where the conditions
are fast approaching the proportions
of the great epidemic of 1908. Figures
furnished today by the Central Sani
tary Bureau show that in the week
from July 24 to July 10. there were
15.244 cases of cbolera and 6944 deaths.
Of these. 4870 cases and 2131 deaths
were reported from the province of
Yekaterlnoslav and the territory of the
Don Cossacks In South Russia. A re
port from the United Mine Owners' As
sociation, covering 48 mines and four
foundries, gives 2970 rases and 1260
deaths. The extent of the panic among
the miners Is shown by figures furn
ished from 18 mines, from which 18.000
of the 46.000 employes have fled.
The desertion of work by the la
borers extends also to the railroad
employes and the workmen In the ports
In South Russia, threatening to cripple
the export movement of grain. Ad
vices from Yekaterlnoslav report that
the transport of the crops Is at a stand
still. -
The epidemic continues to make enor
mous progress in the capital, where the
dally average of cases Jumped laat week
to 10. Yesterday 182 cases or suspected
cases were taken to the hospitals and
there were 10 deaths.. The hospitals
now contain 962 cases.
Hindu Gives Toe Print. .
t
CHICO. CaU Aug. . Identifica
tion methods were given a new
twist in a Chlco bank yesterday
when a Hindu squatted down on the
floor. Jerked oft his shoe and used the
great toe of his right foot for stamp
ing an lmpreaaion on the deposit slip.
The Hindu signatures all. look alike
to bank cashiers, who use thumb im
prints as an additional means of iden
tification In cases where depositors iiall
from the Far East. But this system
could not be followed out yesterday
because the would-be depositor's hands,
which had been scalded, were tied up
In bandages.
Saa Fraaeiseo Veterinary College.
Students are admitted between the
ages of 17 and 15. The new reinforced
concrete building of this institution
gives Increased facilities for labora
tory, dissection and clinical instruction
in all branches of veterinary science.
Young men desiring to take up the
study of veterinary medicine should
make Immediate application In person,
or by raall. to the president. Dr. Charles
Keane. 1818 Market street, San Fran
cisco. Next session will begin Septem
ber 15. 1910.
Mrs Parktiurt's socletv of English suffra
gists has Jut cleared JS500 at a suffrage ba
sar held la Olaasow.
Sherman . Agreed That Amounts
Were I'nreasonable, Senator Cur
tis Testifies- Hearing Re
sembles War Council.
(rnntlnued from First Psge.)
and told me he wanted me to write a
letter to the Secretary of the Interior,
withdrawing my protest against the Mc
Murray contracts.
iinn v I M .m.t . ... Arh that hi
said he was authorised to agree to give
- .w .i . - i I
me onciuuriu ui mo i' . -
'You see.' he said, 'we are going to get
a ten pen cent fee out of It and you will
get one-fourth of the tenth. Now you
sign the letter and It will be a great bar
gain.' I absolutely refused to do It, and
he went away."
Indians Lowing Faith.
"A good many of your tribe did sign
the contracts with McMurray, didn't
they?" asked Mr. Miller.
"Yes, they did that because they are
losing all faith in the Government. They
u I . n a U ). I- nrwernment Offi
cials and In their tribal officials, too. It
IB DCCBUac 1 1 1 1 J I1"'- ' -.- '
promises and the promisee have not been
kept. The Government promised. It would
sell the land and distribute the profits
In 1906. It hasn't done so yet. The In
dians are becoming disheartened oyer the
Government's promises, and that's why
they signed the contracts. They thought
It would be better to get some of the
money than none at all."
"Are they In a hurry to get money?
"Yes. they certainly are: they need
it They are poor, for they nave been
living on promises for so long."
"Why do you Indians have so many
lawyers?"
"Because we want to get the money.
$300,000 Paid to Lawyers.
"Can you estimate how much your
tribe has paid out In attorneys' fees
in the last 10 years?"
"Our tribe in that time has paid out
about $300,000."
Among the developments of today
were:
Senator Curtis told of having been
summoned to the White House to con
fer with President Taft and Vice-President
8herman on the merits of the Mc
Murray contracts. Mr. Taft had ex
pressed the belief that the 10 per cent
fee was too high and his visitor agreed
with-him. This, the Senator thought,
sufficiently refuted the imputation that
he was "interested" in Jie land deal.
The Senator had known McMurray for
years and had never known of his at
tempts to c "influence -legislation."
Senator Curtis also testified that he
also knew of no . animosity existing
between himself and Senator Gore ex
cept that Mr. Gore had remarked that
Curtis was meddling too much in Okla
homa affairs by fair means and by
fouL
Hamon Again Accused.
Representative Creager of Oklahoma
attacked the testimony previously
given by Hamon. whom he accused of
having suggested that he might obtain
an "Interest" in the contracts. This
Hamon denied. Hamon had asserted
that before the conference at Washing
ton Creager had called him up on the
telephone and made the appointment.
Creager, In a long circumstantial nar
rative of riding on streetcars, meeting
at a restaurant and going to the Occi
dental Hotel, emphatically asserted
that Hamon had called him up and that
the meeting was at Hamon's solicita
tion. Representative McQuire denied that
he ever was "interested" In the con
tracts or had sought their approval by
Congress. He said that he knew Mc
Murray and Hamon.' Hamon had some
times stopped at his suite of rooms, at
his hotel at Washington. McMurray
had asked him If he had opposed the
contracts, and, on his answering he
had not. he agreed with McMurray to
tell President Taft that the entire
Oklahoma delegation was not opposed
to the contracts.- He said that he never
had been improperly approached In re
gard to the contracts and he never was
interested in them "to the extent of
one penny." ,
N Chickasaw tiovernor Favorable.
R. L. Murray, of the Chickasaw tribe,
said that Governor Johnson, of that
tribe, had repeatedly urged him to in
duce as many Indians as possible to
send telegrams to Washington to have
the contracts approved, which he had
refused to do.
X. c. McCurtln. who described himself
as a delegate to Washington for the
Choc taws, preceded his father on the
stand. He testified that before the dis
approval of the old tribal contracts by
President Roosevelt in 1908. and while
they were still pending, he was ap
proached by McMurray in the lobby of
the Raleigh Hotel at Washington. Mc
Murray had been talking with Cecil
Lyon, National Republican committee
man of Texas, but Lyon went away be
fore the subject of the $25,000 was dis
cussed. .
McCurtln testified:
"I met Mr. McMurray in the lobby and
he said: 'You know we have a con
tract for the sale of the lands.' I said
1 had heard it, but had never seen a
copy of the contract. He said: 'We
have decided we will give you $25,000
if you will not oppose the contracts.'
Sliding Scale Suggested.
"He said: 'If the Secretary of the In
terior approves the eontract in Its pres
ent form, we will give you $26,000. If
he scales the contract, then the 2B,-
000 probably will be cut down accord
ingly. I want to talk to you further
about this matter.'
"I did. not see McMurray for several
days, but In the meantime I got
to thinking about the proposition and I
know that they were going to bring
influences to bear In support of that
contract. 1 thought maybe If I didn't
manifest too much opposition to that
contract I would be in a position ulti
mately to defeat it, but if I became too
antagonistic I might have no opportunity
to get my forces together and that they
might in some way secure, the approval
of the contracts,
"Several days after that I saw Mc
Murray in the hotel and I said: 'I have
decided to accept your proposition.' but
1 didn't learn any more about the con
tracts by that means. The matter went
on for some time and no effort was made
to get the contracts approved. Then the
matter went along until the constitu
tional convention of Oklahoma appointed
a committee to investigate whether it
was possible to purchase the coal lands
from the Indians.
"McMurray became active again. He
wanted to appear before this committee
Stein-Bloch Smart
Clothes
$25.00 Suits now $16.50
$30.00 Suits now ............ $22.50
$35.00 Suits now ,v. $22.50
$40.00 Suits now ... ........ .$22.50
NECKWEAR
50c grade now . . ,
$1.00 grade now . .... . -. , .
as the representative of the Choctaw
Indians. He endeavored to obtain . a
written statentent from Governor Mc
curtain to the effect that McMurray
represented the Choctaws and they so
recognised him. McMurray came out to
my house to see me. He stated he was
in a position to do the Nation a great
deal of good. Then I said: 'McMurray. I
don't want anything to do with your con
tracts. McMurray, in an interview, denied he
made the offer. He said Lyon had been
financially Interested with him in the
contracts.
Representative McGulre's testimony
related to whether he occupied part,
of a suite at a Washington hotel with
Hamon. He said he paid for the apart
ment and it waa the custom for his
friends from Oklahoma to stay there.
Hamon. he said, had stayed there two
or three times.
"Have you ever received any finan
cial assistance from any person having
a contract with the Indians T' Chairman
Burke asked.
"I never have," replied McGuire.
"There was never a suggestion of aid
to be given me by McMurray. or anyone
else."
Gore "Cnfrlendl'y, Tsi 'Said.
"Is there any reason why Senator
Gore should feel unfriendly toward
you?"- - -.. '' .' ,
"None that I know of. . Yet he has
done his utmost to give me a black
eye. Moreover, he has done a good deal
of fabricating. He showed this in his
attitude toward our efforts to secure
appropriations for Federal buildings
at Guthrie, Blackwell and Kingflsher,
Okla. He wrote letters saying he
would do all he could to help get the
buildings, and then he wrote letters
saying he had done all he could to get
them but to a dead certainty he did
all he could to have the appropriations
knocked out."
"How many times did Hamon stop at
your apartment In Washington?"
"Well, I never locked the door at those
apartments. Anybody from Oklahoma
could make themselveT at home.
Hamon came there because I ' had
known him for years, but Hamon
never discussed with me the McMurray
contracts." ' " ,
J. M.- Turner, of St. Louis, -ex-United
States Minister to Liberia, testified as
to his efforts to ' improve conditions
among the negroes who live on the In
dian landa.
The committee Will continue its inves
tigation at McAlester, Okla., on Monday.
No Charge Aganist Sherman.
Senator Gore tonight . Issued the fol
lowing statement relative to Vice-President
Sherman:
- "I have never, neither in the Senate
nor before the investigating committee,
made any charges whatever against Mr.
Sherman. I never said he waa Interested
in th McMurray .contracts directly or
indirectly. The Vice-President's name
was mentioned to me by Hamon as the
man higher up who was interested in the
contracts. When I testified before the
committee I was under obligation to re
late all that Hamon had said and when
-It came to mentioning what Hamon had
said to me about Mr. Sherman, I named
the Vice-President with extreme reluct
ance. "I bad no alternative bat to tell the
truth. I think I owe it to Mr., Sherman
and the country to hope that the asser
tions that Hamon made about Mr. Sher
man will be relegated to perpetual obliv
ion." CARTER DEXIES KNOWLEDGE
Montana Senator's First Informa
tion Gained From Press.
HELENA, Mont., Aug. 6. United
States Senator Thomas H. Carter, to
day took occasion to explain his part
in connection with the Senate resolu
tion which authorized an Investigation
qf the Gore charges. Incidentally, he
makes reply to refences to himself in
a dispatch from DenTer yesterday quot
ing Senator Hughes. Senator Carter
was mentioned as. having heard from
Senator Gore the story of the alleged
bribery In connection with the Indian
lands cases.
Senator Carter today made the fol
lowing statement:
"Beyond the statement made by.Sena
tor Gore, I have no knowledge what-
Rheumatism
la a Ceastltotioaal Disease.
It manifests Itself in local aches and
pains, Inflamed Joints and stiff mus
cles, but it cannot be cured by local
applications. "
It requires constitutional treatment,
and the best is a course of the great
blood purifying and tonic medicine
Hood's Sarsaparilla
which correcta the acid condition of
the bloo and builds up the system.
Get it today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called areataba.
' -
35
.65
Washington, Near Fifth St.
ever of the subject now- being Investi
gated in . Oklahoma. When Senator
Hughes presented a resolution calling
for an investigation, I supported his
resolution, by presenting a letter, at the
request of ex-Senator" Thurston sup
porting the demand for an investiga
tion. "I never heard the name of -Vice-President
Sherman mentioned In con
nection with the case until I saw it in
the press the past .few days.- I have
no idea the- Vice-President Tias any.crfn
nection, direct or ' indirect, with the
case. -
"The charges aretof .a grave nature
and it seemed, to me imperative that
they should be Investigated thoroughly,
and I have no doubt the Investigation
will disclose all the facts.
"There seems to be a most remark
able medley of legislation and contracts
growing out of legislation applicable to
Indian lands and Indian rights in the
State of Oklahoma. Outside of the re
spective committees of the Senate' and
House having' to deal with rridian:af
fairs few understand or attempt to
master the details of the-legislation
and: the. contracts." . ' .
Touth Nailed. Down to Starve.
MILWAUKEE, Aug.' 6. Huddled on
a heap of rags in the attic of a cottage.
TOO
If You Are at All Interested in Marraymead,
and Possibly Contemplate Baying, You
Will Have to Hurry. Soon You'll
Be Too Late.
Do not think'that I am attempting to work the stereotyped "rush act"
when I tell you that if you want a lot in MURRAYMEAD at opening prices
you will have to hurry. It is true that there will be plenty of opportunities
to make money in real estate in Portland long after MURRAYMEAD is
gone. But nevertheless, if MURRAYMEAD upon investigation proves to be
as good a proposition as I say it is, it constitutes one of your opportunities.
You may let this opportunity pass, and let many others pass, but the more
you take advantage of the better off you're going to be.
In the big district bounded, by East Twelfth, East Thirtieth, Hawthorne
avenue and Division street, in which district are located Ladd Addition,
Colonial Heights, Stratton Addition, MURRAYMEAD, etc., any lbf at the
market price today is a good buy.
But the fact remains that in MURRAYMEAD, for the time being, you
t ,-4 the r. nf it. on nriees. from $300 to $600 less than
tail VJlAl l ouuuv I T
any other addition in this district. But do not expect this condition to last
long. Those who have bought are naturally advancing their prices, arid as
soon as the new bridge is completed I will very materially advance tha prices
on any unsold lots in MURRAYMEAD.
JNow tase aavaniage oi ine.mce uiu --
tigate for yourself. Take Hawthorne avenue or Mount Scott car to East
Twenty-fourth and Hawthorne. and walk four blocks south to my tract office.
Open today from 10 A. M. to 6 P. M. ,
A. B. WIDNEY
8S2-824 Board of Trade.
Mala 6874, A 1179.
WILLAMETTE
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LOGGING AND HOISTING MACHINERY, ;
MARINE AND STEAMBOAT INSTALLATION
The most modern tools and equipment on the Pacific Coast.'
OPERATED ON THE "OPEN SHOP" PRINCIPLE.
Earl & Wilson and
Cluett Shirts
$1.50 Shirts now $1.15
$2.00 Shirts now $1.35
$2.50 Shirts now $1.85
.$3.00 Shirts now ... - $1.85
$3.50 Shirts now ..... . $2.65
Straws 12 Off
where he had been nailed in by his
brother and forced to remain four days
and flights without a morsel of food.
George Glaser, 1 years old, was found
yesterday by patrolmen who had been
sent to serve a vagrancy warrant on
him and his brother, Henry, (16 years
old. The boys will not work, it Is said,
because they say they are descendants
of a German prince.
Paris Has Lynching.
PARIS, Aug. 6. Paris witnessed a
demonstration of lynch law in the
heart of the capital yesterday. A po
liceman was about to arrest an apache
in the Boulevard Sebastopol when the
man fired at him with a revolver. The
bullet wounded the policeman and
killed a man passing in the street. A
crowd speedily gathered, seized the
apache and hanged him to a lamppost.
Canadian Premier Hurt in 'WreeV-
WINNIPEG, Man:, Aug. 6. A train
carrying Sir Wilfred Laurler, Premier
of Canada, struck head; on in a collis
ion with a freight train yesterday. Sir
Wllfred-'-was slightly Injured. A fire
man was - killed. The accident hap-'
pened- near Fense, west of Begina,
Sank. " ' ' '
Tract Office,
Cor. E. 34th and Harrison Sts.
THE DROPPED CUP
occasionally fills the cup of sorrow
of the housewife whose gown hap
pens to receive the stain, yet there
is absolutely little cause for worry,
because we can take out coffee or
other staine In a short time at little
cost and with no injury whatever to
the fabric itself. Our wagons call
for and deliver orders promptly and
our prices satisfy.
' Mil Orders Receive Prompt Attention..
The Vienna Steam Cleaning
and Dyeing Works
PHOSM MAIN IMS. A .
-26 TH1BU ST., PORTLAND,- OR.
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